isotactic

i·so·tac·tic

[ahy-suh-tak-tik]
adjective Chemistry.
(of a polymer) having the same configuration at successive, regularly spaced positions along the chain. Compare configuration ( def 5 ).

Origin:
1950–55; iso- + tactic

i·so·tac·tic·i·ty [ahy-soh-tak-tis-i-tee] , noun
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adj
chem Compare syndiotactic (of a stereospecific polymer) having identical steric configurations of the groups on each asymmetric carbon atom on the chain

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